- On December 10, 2020, the FDA finalized guidance document CVM GFI #262, Pre-Submission Consultation Process for Animal Food Additive Petitions (FAPs) or Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notices,
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FDA Launches New Online Portal to Assist Industry with Exporting Animal Products
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) launched a new online system to allow the electronic application, tracking, and receipt of export certificates involving animal
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Pre-Submission Consultation Process for Animal Food Additive Petitions or Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notices
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Pre-Submission Consultation Process for Animal Food Additive Petitions or Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notices
- On February 13, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration
FDA Publishes Final Rule on Tolerances for Animal Drugs in Food
- On July 10 FDA finalized its rule on Updating Tolerances for Residues of New Animal Drugs in Food. This rule was originally proposed in 2012 with a revision proposed
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Dog Food Makers Face Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Following Vitamin D Recalls
- Following on recalls of dog food due to excess Vitamin D in late 2018, manufacturers are facing lawsuits by dog owners claiming their pets were injured by the products in
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FDA Alerts Consumers to Dog Food Recalls For Potentially Toxic Vitamin D Exposure
- On December 3, FDA issued an alert to pet owners and veterinary professionals about the recalls of several dry dog foods with potentially toxic levels of Vitamin D. Thus far,
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FDA Announces Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan
- In an October 30 press release, FDA announced their new Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan in an effort to foster advances in the field as new technologies
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FDA Announces Upcoming Efforts to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals
- In a July 31, 2018 press release, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced upcoming efforts by FDA to implement “good antimicrobial stewardship practices.” FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has
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FDA Releases Guidance on Evaluating Animal Drug Safety in Food-Producing Animals
- FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has released a new guidance document (Guidance for Industry #3: General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used
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FDA Delays Preventive Controls Inspections for Large Animal Food Facilities
- The second major compliance dates are coming up for the Preventive Controls for Animal Food Rule under FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). On September 18, 2017, larger animal
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